Outsleep
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outsleep is a verb meaning (transitive) To sleep longer than or beyond.
Meaning
(transitive) To sleep longer than or beyond.
Example Sentences
I stay in bed, outsleeping the rain and reading.
And often in his secret soul he prays To sleep through barren periods unaware, Arousing at some longed-for date of pleasure; Which having passed and yielded him small treasure, He would outsleep another term of care.
Word Forms
- outsleeps
- outsleeping
- outslept
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oversleep, sleep out, forsleep, outlive, outlinger, outwear.
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